New Guitar Summit

Biography:

EDMONTON, AB – Stony Plain
Records announces a July 8 release date in the U.S. for Shivers, the second album from New
Guitar Summit, comprised of Jay Geils, Duke Robillard and Gerry Beaudoin.
Joining this trio of stellar guitarists as special guest on Shivers is legendary Canadian rocker
Randy Bachman (Guess Who, Bachman Turner Overdrive), who adds his sparking
guitar work and laid-back vocals on two Mose Allison classic songs, “Your Mind
Is On Vacation” and “Everybody’s Crying Mercy.”

The critically-acclaimed
New Guitar Summit’s self-titled first CD and DVD, Live
from Stoneham Theatre were both released by Stony Plain in 2004. The
three New England-based guitarists first began performing together in 1997, with
one of their highlights coming that year when they joined the Woody Herman
Orchestra as special guests in front of 5,000 fans at City Hall Plaza in
Boston..

On Shivers, the three guitarists come
together again to play a rousing set of vintage jazz and blues music, the kind
that inspired each player to become the masters of their instruments. In
addition to the two Mose Allison tunes, the band covers such classics as “Flying
Home,” “Honey Suckle Rose,” “Broadway” and the title track, written by Charlie
Christian and Lionel Hampton. The band also adds a jumping arrangement on the
early rock ‘n’ roll/R&B chestnut, “Little Bitty Pretty One,” plus four
original songs.

“It’s about amazing
communication, the three of us really like and respect each other,” says Gerry
Beaudoin in the album’s liner notes. “Jay and I play together every month and
come up with different sets of material, and when Duke, who is so busy, gets
together with us, it really is like falling off a
log.”

Randy Bachman became
involved in the project after he and Gerry Beaudoin met. “Randy and I crossed
paths when I was selling some vintage guitars and we hit it off,” remembers
Beaudoin. “When we were on our tour of Canada, we were able to record with him.
Holger (Petersen) from Stony Plain Records and I both thought the two Mose tunes
would be a good fit,” he adds.

Shivers
was
produced by Jay Geils and recorded primarily at WellSpring Sound in Acton,
Massachusetts with Timm Kelleher engineering.